Tuinstra and Deane play game of the season in Eagles win over Aces

Sheffield Franchise league Report 14/2/19 

Black Eagles continue dominance despite missing players

The SFL has six league match weeks left and with limited time could the Railway men or the panthers close the gap on defending champions Black eagles. Good news for the Railway men was that the academicals couldn’t field a side so due to the technicalities earned a 6-0 victory.

Black eagles vs Newbold Aces

A number of players such as John Walton, Trevor Burkhill and Owen Cubitt were missing for the game at the Woodbourne Hotel but due to the strength in depth for the Black Eagles this was going to be no walkover from the defending champions….

Captain Jason Burkhill was first up against the very experienced Ian Speed. Jason although lost 3-0 put in a good effort against a very much more active Mr Speed to give the Newbold aces the lead. Second match was between Young Tom Briggs against this season’s 170 supremo Trev Tye. Tom was straight out the blocks and too strong for Mr Tye in a routine display of steady darts and great finishing leaving the tie all square.

Match of the tie was arguably going to be this one in Jelger Tuinstra against Wes Deane which didn’t disappoint as Jelger took the first leg with a 21 darter, Deane replied with a 18 darter, Jelger in turn hit a 18 darter back and more impressively Mr Deane took a 135 out in 15 darts. Match went all the way to the decider but it was the Dutchman who showed his class and bottle with a 17 darter in a very important game.

Final singles game in the tie as former Yorkshire county star Steve Briggs stepped up to the oche looking composed to at least secure the point against Dave Belfitt . In normal Briggs fashion the game was over in a flash as the lean looking ex county player took the game 3-0.

To the ever important and tactical pairs at this stage of the game where Jason Burkhill went Dutch with Jelger Tuinstra against their respective singles opponents Ian Speed and Wes Deane. The Newbold Aces really needed to get back into the game and with that took a 2-0 victory to set up a crucial final pairs.

The experienced pair duo of Tom and Steve Briggs took on Trev Tye and Dave Belfitt and it was the Black Eagles who took the match 4-2 as the experienced Rotherham Friday night pair who took the game 2-0. This was a fantastic result for the Eagles where the captains match order, the tight third singles game and Eagles power played a part.

Official Scorecard Woodbourne Black Eagles 4-2 Newbold Aces

Jason Burkhill 0-3 Ian Speed 

Tom Briggs (21) 3-0 Trev Tye

Jelger Tuinstra( 17, 18, 21) 3-2 Wes Deane(15, 18, 135c/o)

Steve Briggs 3-0 Dave Belfitt

Jason Burkhill + Jelger Tuinstra 0-2 Wes Deane + Ian Speed

Tom Briggs + Steve Briggs 2-0 Trev Tye + Dave Belfitt

801 Result; Woodbourne Black Eagles won – Newbold Aces left on 745(56 remaining)

Woodbourne Wolves vs Woodbourne Panthers

Another Woodbourne Derby!

Captain Pete Daffin faced Russ Simons in a quality game where it was the tall man who threw small arrows who got the better of ‘Super Daffs’ as both trades 180s against eachother, Pete with a 20 dart leg and Russ with a 18 dart leg giving the Panthers the perfect start.

Chris Keane who has been left out the singles in recent weeks showed Captain Mick Hulley his worth with a 3-0 victory over talented Laura Taylor to give the Panthers a 2-0 lead.

Mick Bower has been a revelation of a signing for the Wolves this season with some credible performances and needed to perform against Panthers captain Mick Hulley! The tie went all the day with Mick Bowers hitting a 180 and ‘Potter checking out a 101 checkout but it was Mr Bower who took the game to keep the Wolves in the game.

Battle of the bar! In the final singles game landlord of the Woodbourne and Panthers play Patrick Meeson took on brighton’s future number one Kev Bird but with a ‘oh dear’ and experience the former development league champ Mr Meeson breezed past Mr Bird 3-0 which started proceedings with a 20 dart leg. 3-1 THE PANTHERS.

Much like the other tie at the Woodbourne Hotel, the pairs were crucial…

Pete Daffin partnered Laura Taylor against Patrick Meeson and Chris Keane. The Wolves pairs pulled one back to make the scoreline 3-2 in favour of the panthers leaving the deciding pair for either a draw or a victory for the Panthers.

Russ Simons and Mick Hulley took on the pair of Mick Bower and Kev Bird where both individuals in the pair had mixed success in there respective singles games. With experience on there side it was Mick Hulley and Russ Simons who wrapped up the tie for the Panthers with a 2-0 win and a Panthers 4-2 overall victory. 

Official Scorecard; Woodbourne Panthers 4-2 Woodbourne Wolves

Pete Daffin 1-3 Russ Simons

Laura Taylor 0-3 Chris Keane

Mick Bower 3-2 Mick Hulley

Kev Bird 0-3 Patrick Meeson

Pete Daffin + Laura Taylor 2-0 Patrick Meeson + Chris Keane

Mick Bower + Kev Bird 0-2 Russ Simons + Mick Hulley

801- Woodbourne Wolves Won to Panthers 773(28 left)

Midland Warriors vs Punchbowl Pussies 

Bottom of the table Midland Warriors had a tough home fixture after only just losing 4-2 last week against a solid Punchbowl team. The first two games were drawn and already became crucial as the warriors top two players for the season respectively came against Steve Caley and Mick Swift. Ian Webster squared up against Steve Caley and the game went all the way in a match where Mr Caley stormed into a 1-0 lead with a 18 darter but the stubborness of Mr Webster he still managed to pull it back. The most improved player this season for the Pussies settled the tie with a 17 dart leg and gave the Punchbowl an important 1-0 lead.

Second game came down to Ste ve Newton to pull it back for the Warriors against Captain Mick Swift and it came down to another 3-2 scoreline but unfortunatly for Steve Newton(21 dart leg) with the passion of valentines day on Mr Swift’s side he scraped through with a 20 dart leg to put the his side 2-0 up.

Third and Fouth games were James Thomas against Paul Brittle and Alex Sporston vs Nicola Warne where the Midland just needed one game to keep themselves in the tie going into the pair but unfortunatly for the warriors both players would fall victim to a 3-0 loss.

Punchbowl guarenteed the victory at 4-0 , the Warriors seeked pride in there pairs games but would once again fall victim to Punchbowl. Tom Wright and Mick Swift beat Angie Brittle and Steve Newton. James Thomas and Steve Caley beat Barry Brittle and Ian Webster. 6-0 to the Punchbowl Pussies. 

Official Scorecard; Midland Warriors 0-6 Punchbowl Pussies

Ian Webster 2-3 Steve Caley(17, 18)

Steve Newton(21) 2-3 Mick Swift(20)

Paul Brittle 0-3 James Thomas

Nicola Warne 0-3 Alex Sporston

Angie Brittle + Steve Newton 0-2 Tom Wright + Mick Swift

Barry Brittle + Ian Webster 0-2 James Thomas and Steve Caley

801 Victory – Midland Warriors to Punchbowl 799(2 remaining)

Cutler Go Top Of 801 League

Red Dragon Sheffield Darts Franchise League (Week 15)

Thursday 7th February 2019

Academicals 3-3 Aces

SINGLES

Conall Doughty 0-3 Mick Smith

Stephen Godfrey 3-0 Ian Speed

Adam Warner 3-0 Danny Wilks

Ste Smith 0-3 Trevor Tye

To open week 15 of the Sheffield Darts Franchise League we're at the University Arms as two teams who are locked together on 30 points go head to head as the Academicals take on the Aces.

It was the Aces Mick Smith who started the night well as he recorded a maximum against opponent Conall Doughty on his way to a win in three to get the Aces off the mark. 

Academicals hit back quickly in game two as Stephen Godfrey took control of the match against Ian Speed which secured him another 3-0 win. 

In game three it was the Uni lads who took the lead through Adam Warner in another contest that finished by the same 3-0 scoreline against Danny Wilks with Warner taking out a 135 finish in the process to put the Uni in front. 

It didn't take long for the Aces to pull it level again in the final singles as Trevor Tye took out Ste Smith in also in three legs for the fourth consecutive match to draw the scores level at two each.

PAIRS

Adam Warner/Will Pollard 1-2 Mick Smith/Ian Speed

Ben Tomlinson/Stephen Godfrey 2-0 Steven Caley/Trevor Tye

In the opening pairs saw Smith and Speed get took to a decider against Warner and Will Pollard as it was the Aces duo who held their nerve to make it 3-2 and give the Aces a chance of victory.

It wasn't to be though this time for the Aces as Ben Tomlinson and partner Godfrey rescued a draw for the Academicals after taking out duo Steven Caley and Tye in two to finish the night all square at 3-3 which kept the team's level on points in the table. 

801 League

Adam Warner/Ben Tomlinson/Ste Smith 785-801 Ian Speed/Trevor Tye/Mick Smith

To finish it was a close 801 match which saw Aces Speed, Tye and Smith win it by a 16 point margin over Warner, Tomlinson and Smith.

Panthers 3-3 Cutlers 

SINGLES

Pat Meeson 0-3 Matt Pryor

Richard Honeyman 2-3 Stuart Halliwell

Russ Simons 3-0 Darren Daly

Mick Hulley 3-2 Peter Bell 

We're up at the Woodbourne Hotel in a match which saw third place Panthers looking to put pressure on second place face a Cutlers side who sit mid-table but aren't too far off tonight's opponents.

It was the Cutlers who went ahead through Matt Pryor as he recorded a 3-0 win over Pat Meeson taking out a 21 dart leg to win the game.

In a close battle in the game saw Stuart Halliwell take a 2-0 lead over Richard Honeyman, but Honeyman hit back recorded a maximum on his way to tie the scores at two each but Halliwell held out as he won the decider to make it two for the Cutlers.

Panthers started to make a comeback through Russ Simons which saw him take out legs of 20 and a 21 as well as a 180 to defeat Darren Daly in three legs.

Micky Hulley and Peter Bell went all the way in the final singles as each throw went with the darts as Bell took out a 21 dart leg in the fourth to keep him in the game but Hulley won the last leg shootout to make it two each going into the pairs. 

PAIRS

Richard Honeyman/Chris Keane 1-2 Peter Bell/Sam Bowers

Russ Simons/Mick Hulley 2-0 Darren Daly/Matt Pryor

In the pairs it was the Cutlers team who gave themselves the best possible chance of victory as Peter Bell and Sam Bowers won the decider against Honeyman and Chris Keane to make the score 3-2. In the deciding pairs game duo Simons and Hulley rescued a draw for the Panthers in a 2-0 win over Daly and Pryor to make the final score all square.

801 League

Chris Keane/Russ Simons/Mick Hulley 801-793 C. Millson/Stuart Halliwell/Sam Bowers

In a tight 801 match Panthers' Keane, Simons and Hulley won the contest by 8 points over Millson, Halliwell and Bowers to end the night.

Railwaymen 6-0 Bears

SINGLES

Steve Brittle 3-1 Antonio Cruz

Alan Jackson 3-0 Pat Finney

Pete Bramley 3-2 Brian Jones

Gavin Pilling 3-0 Mick Wood

Next up we're at the Station as the Railwaymen who sit in second place before tonight face a struggling Bears team who are at the opposite end of the table placed in second bottom and with the team's above them pulling away they need to pick up points.

In the opener Bears captain Antonio Cruz got off to a good start taking the opening leg against Steve Brittle but then he couldn't improve on it as Brittle got himself back into the match and secured a win in four. 

Up next Alan Jackson made it two for the home side as he strolled to victory against Pat Finney recording a 19 darter in the process to make it two for the Railwaymen.

In the third singles the Bears needed to get something as Brian Jones took on Pete Bramley in a game which saw every leg go with throw as Bramley took out legs of 18 and a 17 darter to secure the win in the decider to make it three for his team. 

Railwaymen's Gavin Pilling wrapped up the win early doors as he took out Mick Wood without conceding a leg taking the last leg out in 20 darts to make it four.

PAIRS

Gavin Pilling/Steve Brittle 2-0 Brian Jones/Antonio Cruz 

Pete Bramley/Alan Jackson 2-1 Mick Wood/Pat Finney

In the doubles, Railwaymen kept ploughing on as Pilling and Brittle won 2-0 over Jones and Cruz and in the other pairs Bears duo Wood and Finney managed an equaliser in their game with Bramley and Jackson but it was the Railwaymen pair who secured the whitewash which tightened their grip on second place.

801 League

Pete Bramley/Alan Jackson/Gavin Pilling 796-801 Pat Finney/Antonio Cruz/Mick Wood

Bears finally had something to cheer in the triples as Finney, Cruz and Wood sneaked a 5 point victory over Bramley, Jackson and Pilling to round off the contest.

Warriors 2-4 Wolves

SINGLES

Ian Webster 0-3 Pete Daffin

Steve Newton 3-0 Laura Taylor

Barry Brittle 0-3 M. Bower 

Paul Brittle 3-0 Kevin Bird

In the final game of the week we're at the Midland as the Warriors who are rooted to the bottom take on a Wolves team who lie in fifth place six points off  second place. 

Up first Wolves captain Pete Daffin hit a 21 darter against opponent Ian Webster on his way to a cruising 3-0 win to get his team off to a perfect start. 

In the second singles "Hero" Steve Newton managed to pull the team's level as he defeated Laura Taylor in three legs of darts.

It was the Wolves who went back in front through M. Bower who started off with a 16 dart leg against Barry Brittle and Brittle had no answer back as Bower went on to secure a 3-0 win. 

Warriors captain Paul Brittle equalised for the second time for his side through a win in three over Kevin Bird heading into the pairs with it all to play for.

PAIRS

Angela Brittle/Paul Brittle 0-2 Pete Daffin/Laura Taylor

Steve Newton/Ian Webster 0-2 M. Bower/Kevin Bird

It was the Wolves that gave themselves a chance of the win as Daffin and Taylor recorded a 2-0 win over the Brittle's Angela and Paul. In the final singles the Wolves managed to pull off the win as Bower and Bird secured the victory in another win in two over Newton and Webster.

801 League

Nicola Warne/Steve Newton/Barry Brittle 781-801 Pete Daffin/Kevin Bird/M. Bower

Wolves managed to win the triples too through Daffin, Bird and Bower as they wrapped up a 20 points victory over Nicola Warne, Newton and Barry Brittle to complete the weeks action.

Report by

Pat Finney (Projectdarts Reporter/Media)